Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Dilacre, Dylacre 1190–1220 Cockers 1208 Kendi,208 1227 FF 1279 Ass12d 1297 Pat 1375,1377 Ipm 1534 Kendi,209

• Dilaker 1274 Ipm 1301 Kendi,13 1310 Ipm

• Dilhaker 1279 Ass16d

• Dillaker 1307 Ipm 1618 Kendi,210 1612,1657 Comm

• Dillacre 1404,1635 Kendi,209,ii,435

• Delacre 1541 Kendi,209

• Deliacre 1556 ib

• Delaker 1577 Harrison

• Dillicar, Dillikar 1574 Rent212 1623 PR(K)

• Dilli(c)ker 1576,1587 ib

• Deliker 1599 PR(K)

• Delicar 1623 ib

• Deliger 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

'Acre of land growing with dill or vetches', v. dile , æcer .